Pirate radio in Kerry

Pirate radio in Kerry

= Pirate radio in Kerry =

County Kerry has had a long history of pirate radio. One of the first pirate radio stations was set up by the late Michael Donovan in the early 1970s and it was called Radio Tralee. It first broadcast on AM. It was reestablished as Kerry Local Radio (KLR) and broadcast on FM. Many other pirate stations have broadcast in Kerry over the years.

The following is a list of some of the pirate stations that broadcast in Kerry at some stage. (This list is not exhaustive and may be added to by contributers with additional information)

Kerry Pirate radio stations

Radio Tralee (Tralee) ??AM (1970s)
Kerry Local Radio (Tralee) ??FM (various frequencies in the 1980s) (104FM temporarily in 1993)
Radio Pheonix (Tralee) ??FM (mid 1980s)
WRKY Rocky 103 (Killarney in 1983 to 1986) Listowel (1987 to 1988) 99FM 103FM 104FM [Big L reminants]
Horizion Radio (Kilorglin in 1986) (Banna in 1987) 97FM 99FM 104FM [Big L reminants]
Southwest Radio (Killarney) 97.7FM 99.7FM 103.3FM 104FM 105FM (all 20 Watts ERP each) (according to their engineer Basil Hendrix)
Kingdom 102 (Killarney) 102FM (3000 Watts ERP)(1987 to 1988)
Sunshine 106 (Tralee) 106.5FM (shortlived) (1992)
Shannonside Local Radio (Causeway) 104FM (shortlived) (1988)
Ballinaskellings Radio 105FM (late 1980s)
Coast 103 (Tralee) 106.5FM 103FM (shortlived) (1993)
UCB Europe (Tralee) 106.5FM (relay service) (1999 to 2005)
Dance Radio (Tralee) 104.2FM (late 1990s)

"?? means information not available"

Pirate stations from outside Kerry that could be received in Kerry.
WCR (Abbeyfeale) 96.2FM-Tralee(30W) 96FM-Mallow(50W) 98FM 101.3FM-Abbeyfeale(1000W) (late 1980s)
ERI (Cork) ??AM (10,000W) (FM signal not received in Kerry) (mid to late 1980s)
South Coast Radio (Cork) ??AM (5,000W) (FM signal not received in Kerry) (mid to late 1980s)
Radio Vera (Limerick) 97FM (5000W ERP) [Big L reminants] (1988)

References

* [http://www.onsight.ie/liambyrne/information.php?dir=limerick_radio_site/ Liam Byrne's Radio Site]


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